after making quick work of Brooklyn and similar takeovers all over the country, tech bro hipsters are coming after one of the last remaining mom and pop PoC owned businesses left
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Wed Sep-13-17 01:45 PM
3. "and they got funding for this shit? " In response to Reply # 2
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Wed Sep-13-17 02:00 PM
5. "even with the name, do we really care? " In response to Reply # 4
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6. "Big city ppl care, yes." In response to Reply # 5
Those of us who live/work in walkable or close-knit neighborhoods that actually have these so-called mom/pop stores (or convenience stores or corner stores or bodegas) do care about potentially losing those in favor of fancy vending machines.
I frequent 5 such stores and losing for machines would be terrible. Where am I gonna get my Juicy Twists and loose Fruit Roll-Ups and loosie cigarettes and blunt wraps?
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 07:32 AM
11. "I don't see how this will impact Bodega's at all." In response to Reply # 9
like SoWhat said.. unless you can get loosie's and beer from these things it won't have much of an impact.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 03:05 PM
21. "Yeah, that's a great comparison. " In response to Reply # 16
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 07:34 AM
12. "I can see how a Becky would want this at 3AM in BK" In response to Reply # 8
but no one is walking past a corner store to get shit from their vending machines...
once you are in your complex tho, sure.. why go out in the snow if you can get a roll of TP down the hall?
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14. "the concept doesn't seem efficient to me..." In response to Reply # 0
They plan to have 100,000 of these which means they need a workforce who drive around in a truck and restock all the boxes. They will also need local distribution centres where the delivery drivers pull out of. It's more efficient logistically to have a traditional bodega store like we have today.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 08:35 AM
15. "most efficient thing would be for Bodegas to stock them...lol" In response to Reply # 14
that way everybody wins.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Fri Sep-15-17 09:20 AM
40. "I can order shit from Amazon and have it delivered in 2 hours..." In response to Reply # 29
and I live in Charlotte.
Pretty sure Amazon is working on their own robot kiosk type stores. Coulda sworn someone linked a story about a year ago.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 03:30 PM
24. "Yup. Shit is just a fancy vending machine tho" In response to Reply # 23 Thu Sep-14-17 03:30 PM by legsdiamond
and I guess if I could walk 20 steps instead of leaving my building I would use it for a few items if it was cold out or I needed a condom.
Trying to think if THEY really use Bodegas like that anyway? Always seemed like it was mostly us up in those spots.
I haven't been to BK in a few tho...
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26. "RE: Oh for christ's sake." In response to Reply # 25
Do you not understand framing?
marketing?
must read more Lakoff
Calling it bodega puts it in direct competition with them. These are integral parts of the community in big cities... the word in context is offensive..
if they called it poppops and it was marketed as what it is.. convenience vending for people who live in mixed use apartments it wouldve been fine..
they thought they'd be fresh a "disrupt" a neighborhood staple and got their asses handed to them..
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31. "How is the word offensive?" In response to Reply # 26 Thu Sep-14-17 03:59 PM by denny
If Bodegas are 'integral' parts of the community than this new business idea is a threat to them no matter what it's called.
Is it offensive if it's called 'Cornerstore'?
And the name is not what puts this idea into direct competition with Bodegas....it's the service provided that puts them into direct competition with Bodegas.
32. "RE: How is the word offensive?" In response to Reply # 31
Because lots of other businesses compete with bodegas. Duane Reade, CVS, Rite Aid, delis, grocery stores, hardware stores, etc. Whenever a new one of those opens up, it's not news.
It's the use of the name bodega (specifically) that's getting attention here. Partly because of appropriation, and partly because it's a slap in the face to actual bodegas because it implies that it can replace the service they provide.
In journalism and PR, 'dog bites man' is not news because it's commonplace. But this is more 'man bites dog', something unusual, thus the negative PR and attention.
They should have called it something else, and this would have just been a new amenity that you'd start seeing in apartment lobbies.
33. "Bodega's market advantage is convenience right?" In response to Reply # 32 Thu Sep-14-17 04:27 PM by denny
Aren't bodega's essentially convenience stores owned by Spanish speaking people?
This business idea ups the ante on consumer convenience so it's targeting the market niche that is most specific to bodegas.
In anycase...the proof is in the pudding because the same conversation is happnening here in Toronto in the absence of the term 'bodega' and the same conflict between advanced vending machine entrepreneurs and convenience stores is happening. In short...bodega owners are not going to like this regardless of what it's called.
34. "RE: Bodega's market advantage is convenience right?" In response to Reply # 33
No...
they are not just a matter of convenience..
postmates is convenient
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35. "It explicitly says in the article that they want to put bodegas out of b..." In response to Reply # 33
>Two Ex-Googlers Want To Make Bodegas And Mom-And-Pop Corner Stores >Obsolete
>Paul McDonald, who spent 13 years as a product manager at Google, >wants to make this corner store a thing of the past. Today, he is >launching a new concept called Bodega with his cofounder Ashwath >Rajan, another Google veteran.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Fri Sep-15-17 09:18 AM
39. "Corner store is a Canadian bodega" In response to Reply # 36
A name change would help IF they weren't quoted saying they were coming for Bodegas.
IMO they can't compete with Bodegas but why the fuck would you frame your marketing as taking out the "little guy" instead of taking out big box stores or Amazon?
They told on themselves. Investors prolly love the idea but I think their market isn't really the type to go to Bodegas in the first place. Shit sounds like an idea for white women who refuse to shop at Bodegas clbecause they have a cat in the store.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
Thu Sep-14-17 03:51 PM
30. "lmao.. you didn't read the article did you?" In response to Reply # 25
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